Three Sask. municipalities receive funding to support police work

Through the Ministry of Corrections and Policing’s Municipal Police Grants, three Saskatchewan communities are receiving funding to support ongoing police initiatives.

Meadow Lake RCMP, North Battleford RCMP and the Prince Albert Police Service are receiving the money in order to fund existing positions in 2019-20.

Meadow Lake and North Battleford are each receiving $770,000 to fund seven positions. Officers will support policing in the areas of organized crime, chronic offenders, youth education programs, illegal drug activity and traffic safety.

Prince Albert Police Service is receiving $2.2 million to fund 20 positions supporting community policing programs and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which responds to gang activity. It will also support the Missing Persons Task Force.

An additional $540,000 from SGI brings the total Prince Albert funding to $2.7 million, which will go to funding three additional officers as part of the Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan initiative.

The Ministry of Corrections and Policing provides funding to 128 municipal police positions and initiatives across the province.

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